All About Athletics
Hunter College stands tall amidst the scenic panorama of the towering New York City skyline, nestled in the heart of Manhattan’s prestigious Upper East Side neighborhood. Hunter was founded in the winter of 1870, making it the second-oldest institution in the world-renowned City University of New York (CUNY) educational system. A fully-accredited coeducational college with a top-notch faculty numbering more than 1,200 — 75 percent holding doctoral degrees — Hunter maintains its main campus at Lexington Avenue & 68th Street. The Brookdale campus, located at First Avenue & 25th Street, features additional facilities including the first residence hall in the CUNY system. Hunter College enrolls 20,000 students from approximately 100 nations in over five dozen programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Such authoratative publications as "U.S. News & World Report" annually rank Hunter as one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges. Athletics is viewed as a compliment to one’s college education.

The Hunter College men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams have established a legacy of success in recent decades at the conference, regional, and national levels of competition. With a philosophy of "scheduling up," Hunter athletic squads compete against some of the finest NCAA Division III opponents in the region, in addition to taking on Division I and Division II teams in several sports. Since 1990, Hunter has proven to be the dominant institution in the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC). Over the last dozen years, Hunter has captured 71 team championships, by far more than any other CUNYAC college. The Hawks have also won four out of the first five CUNYAC Commissioner's Cups, awarded annually to the best overall athletic program in the conference. Virtual dynasties have been established with multiple CUNYAC titles won in the sports of women's volleyball (ten), women's tennis (nine), women's cross country (seven), men's cross country (seven), men's volleyball (seven), men's basketball (six), and women's softball (six).

A number of Hunter College teams have achieved regional and national success. The men's basketball team has qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament six times in the last dozen years, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1993 and the Elite Eight in 1998. The women's basketball, men's soccer, and women's volleyball squad all made their historic first NCAA Division III Tournament appearances in 1999. The men's indoor and outdoor track and field teams have sported a pair of individual national titles to go along with a dozen All-American showings in recent years, in addition to national top 20 team finishes in 1996, 1997, and 1998. The wrestling team was ranked in the national top 25 in 1998 while men's volleyball squad reached similar status in 1999 and 2001. At the regional level, women's volleyball team has captured four ECAC championships, men's soccer has played for several ECAC titles, and the men's and women's cross country and fencing teams consistently qualify for their respective championships. Most importantly, more than a third of all student-athletes at Hunter College annually maintain grade point averages of 3.0 and higher.

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Philosophy
Hunter College attempts to place higher priority on the overall quality of the educational experience and on the successful completion of all students academic programs. We seek to establish and maintain an environment in which a student-athlete's athletic activities are conducted as an integral part of the overall educational experience. We also seek to establish and maintain an environment that values cultural diversity and gender equity among our student-athletes and athletic staff.

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